Manchester City offered a player to Crystal Palace in talks for Adam Wharton

Manchester City is intensifying its efforts to secure the signing of Crystal Palace's promising young midfielder, Adam Wharton, in the upcoming transfer window. To convince Palace to release one of its main gems, City is not only willing to pay a high financial compensation but has also included a very tempting technical counterpart in the negotiation: the loan of the talented Argentinian Claudio Echeverri.

City's strategy, known for utilizing its young talents in strategic loans, aims to mitigate Wharton's high market value, estimated at around 60 million euros. Offering Echeverri, one of the great promises of South American football and recently acquired from River Plate, would provide Crystal Palace with a high-caliber and immediate reinforcement at minimal cost, making the proposal more palatable to the London club's board.

Claudio Echeverri, who impressed in Argentinian football and Argentina's youth teams, is currently in a transition period following his transfer to the City Group. Manchester City believes that a loan spell in the Premier League, such as the one proposed to Palace, would be the ideal environment for the young attacking midfielder's development, guaranteeing him high-level playing time before integrating him definitively into Pep Guardiola's senior squad.

Crystal Palace, in turn, faces pressure to lose Wharton, but the inclusion of Echeverri in the offer could be seen as an excellent medium-term deal. While receiving solid compensation, Palace gains a creative and promising player who can act as a direct replacement for Wharton for a season, maintaining the technical quality of the midfield. Negotiations are expected to continue in the coming days, with City hoping the creativity of the proposal seduces the Selhurst Park club.